Ponte dell'Industria

Ponte dell'Industria

Ponte dell'Industria, Rome
Crosses River Tiber
Locale Rome, Ostiense and Portuense districts, Italy
Characteristics
Material Metal
Total length 131.20 m (430.4 ft)
Width 7.25 m (23.8 ft)
History
Construction begin 1862
Construction end 1863
Opened 1863

Ponte dell'Industria, also known as Ponte di ferro (English: iron bridge),[1] is a bridge that connects via del Porto Fluviale to via Antonio Pacinotti, in Rome, in the neighborhoods Ostiense and Portuense.[2]

Description

It was built between 1862 and 1863 by a Belgian company to link the railway line of Civitavecchia to Roma Termini railway station. The Belgian company accomplished the work in England, then the bridge was moved in pieces to Rome, where it was mounted.[3]

In 1911, with the opening of the new station of Trastevere, the railway line was moved to the new Ponte San Paolo, a little further upstream.

Built completely in metal, it has three lights in metal girders and is about 131 meters long.

Notes

  1. "Ponte dell'Industria". Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  2. Rendina pp.952-953
  3. Ravaglioli, p. 53

Sources

Coordinates: 41°52′19″N 12°28′20″E / 41.8719°N 12.4721°E / 41.8719; 12.4721

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